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MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Whiskey Tango Foxtrot’ is a bit too kind-hearted for its own good

Film: Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Directed by: Glenn Ficarra, John Requa Starring: Tina Fey, Martin Freeman, Margot Robbie Whiskey Tango Foxtrot carves out a nice little space for itself next to other breezy, matinee, fish-out-of-water tales. Directors Glenn Ficarra and John Requa let their mean side take a back seat in this earnest little film about […]

‘Hobbit’ Finale Defeats Competition

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies has officially arrived, and it’s left quite the impact on this week’s charts. With an estimated weekend total that pushes far past $55 million, the finale to the highly revered Hobbit trilogy has now made over $90 million dollars in the past five days. Though their numbers […]

‘Batman v Superman’ Teaser To Run In Front Of ‘The Hobbit’

They might not admit it to the public, but it’s pretty clear to anyone paying attention that DC Comics is desperately trying to catch up to, if not top, Marvel‘s cinematic universe. Every time one company announces something big, the other one follows, and every time it’s the fans who win. We have just under […]

Check Out The First Trailer For ‘The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies’

The end is near. Before we get there, however, there is one last battle we must fight. Warner Bros. has released the first official trailer for The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. The film, which will serve as the conclusion to Peter Jackson’s Hobbit series, will pick up seconds after events at the […]

‘The Hobbit’ and ‘Frozen’ Continue Box Office Dominance Over Holiday Newcomers

As families continued to flock to movie theaters over the post-holiday weekend, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug and Frozen held strong to fend off a bevy of newcomers. $29,850,000 in receipts was enough to give The Hobbit its third straight first-place finish and Frozen wasn’t far behind with $28,450,000, which represents an impressive 46.9% […]

Success Continues For ‘The Hobbit’ This Pre-Christmas Weekend

Despite the debut of so many other heavyweights this weekend, including the highly anticipated Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues, studio estimates are showing that The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug will come out as the highest grossing film. The movie, which made its original US release last weekend with over 70 million in sales, saw some […]

MOVIE REVIEW: ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’

Film: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Directed By: Peter Jackson Starring: Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage First of all, a word to the naysayers: “Desolation of Smaug” refers to the area around Erebor which has been smote by the dragon. It doesn’t, contrary to apparently popular belief, refer to his inevitable downfall, so […]

‘The Hobbit’ Ventures Its Way To The Top

After earning an astounding 31 million on its opening day, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug has met the expectations of many by dominating the box office this past weekend with a current estimated total of 73+ million. Disappointingly, this is a dip in performance for the franchise seeing as how The Hobbit: The Unexpected […]

South Park Parodies Kanye West In Season Finale

Remember back in 2009 when South Park called Kanye West a gay fish? On last night’s episode Kanye returned, desperately trying to convince South Park Elementary and the world that his fiancé, Kim Kardashian, is not a Hobbit. Kanye West is a prominent character in the episode, which also features a parody of Kanye’s recently […]

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Ed Sheeran Releases New Song From ‘The Hobbit’ Sequel Soundtrack

Multiplatinum-selling pop artist Ed Sheeran, who spent much of this year as the opening act on Taylor Swift’s Red Tour, will be contributing a new song to the soundtrack and closing credits of Peter Jackson’s latest foray into Middle-Earth, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. The music video for the quiet, primarily acoustic track, titled […]

Full Trailer For ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’ Has Arrived

Rejoice, nerds! Your beloved short friends will soon return to the big screen in another overly-long epic that is sure to dominate December’s box office, and this morning we have the full trailer to aide in raising your excitement. The full trailer for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug has arrived online ahead of the […]

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE RESULTS: January 4-6

Texas Chainsaw managed to murder the competition and claim a top spot for the weekend box office. Just like last year’s The Devil Inside (which was also completely awful) a horror movie managed to top the box office at the beginning of the year. Despite Texas Chainsaw being poorly reviewed it managed to make the most, dethroning The Hobbit: An Unexpected […]